Assignment
At the beginning of the term, students must choose a health behavior that they would like to adopt, quit, or improve. Some examples of a healthy behavior change could be exercising more, eating less junk food or fast food, eating more fruits and vegetables, cutting back on smoking/drinking, getting more sleep, etc. You have a wide variety of behaviors from which to choose. Over the course of the term, you must keep a weekly journal about your progress towards changing this behavior and can use charts, pictures, etc. to keep track of your progress. Ultimately, you must write a 4 to 6 pages paper describing your behavior change process. Note that the 4 to 6 pages required for the paper refer to your paper content; as such, your reference page and title page do not count toward the 4 to 6 pages. Each section of the paper must have a heading. The paper should follow the format described below:
i. Title page; name, date, title of behavior change (does not count toward 5 to 6 pages total)
ii. Section 1 (2 to 3 pages): Current research on your health behavior (description, links to diseases, prevalence, maintenance, benefits of changing the behavior, etc.). You must use at least 2 research articles from peer-reviewed journals.
iii. Section 2 (2 to 3 pages): Why did you choose this health behavior? Did you make any progress over the duration of the class? What was difficult about changing the behavior? What strategies did you use? What helped you in changing this behavior? What are some long-term benefits of changing this behavior for you?
iv. Section 3 (1 to 2 page): Provide a summary of your journal entries and thought/emotional process you went through during the semester. You may also include your tracking charts, pictures, etc. in this section.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.